Merit-Based Immigration Policy: Sounds Good on the Surface, But...




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Summary: This new slick twist on JFK's "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country" might sway some casual observers. Especially those who know little about the world beyond their own suburban and rural communities. They'll ask, why should Americans let people immigrate to the United States unless they can demonstrate their value. And since people who come from poverty-stricken, underdeveloped or war-torn countries (aka Shitholes) are less likely to have much more than perseverance and potential to offer, they'll be the ones most likely rejected out of hand. Affluent Western European countries will be far more appealing to Americans who want to make America great again.